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Bulgaria's Eco Min Vows Cleaner Black Sea through Water Plants [Dec 21, 2011] Bulgaria's Environment Ministry has signed three contracts for new wastewater treatment plants along the Black Sea coast worth some BGN 100 M. "We are going to have cleaner water, a cleaner sea. People will live in better conditions, with sewage," Bulgaria's Environment Minister Nona Karadzhova declared upon the singing of the contracts for the projects, which are to be funded under EU ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Seeks Permission for Environmental Study Before Allowing Shale Gas Drilling [Nov 11, 2011] Bulgaria has asked the European Commission to allow an additional in-depth environmental impact study to be carried out before the launch of shale gas drilling in the country, according to Environment Minister Nona Karadzhova. In a Thursday interview for the Bulgarian National Television (BNT), she expressed hopes that EC's response would arrive soon and that it would be positive, thereby ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Oks Dundee Environmental Study for Krumovgrad Gold Mine [Nov 09, 2011] Toronto-based mining company Dundee Precious Metals has overcome an important obstacle to its plans for a new open pit gold mine in southern Bulgaria. Bulgaria's Environment Minister Nona Karadzhova has finally signed the company's environment impact assessment for the mine near the town of Krumovgrad after returning it in the middle of October back to the chief environment council for ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Museum of Socialist Art Welcomes First Visitors [Sep 19, 2011] Bulgaria's Museum of Socialist Art officially opened its doors to visitors Monday. The inauguration ceremony was attended by Prime Minister Boyko Borisov, Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Simeon Djankov, Culture Minister Vezhdi Rashidov, Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov, Defense Minister Anyu Angelov, Environment Minister Nona Karadzhova, Transport Minister Ivaylo Moskovski ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Planning to Open 8 Waste Waters Treatment Plants [Mar 21, 2011] Bulgaria is planning to open eight new waste waters treatment plants by the end of the year, said the country's Environmental Minister Nona Karadzhova. She said on Monday that nine new treatment plants have opened doors in the last 18 months and they are treating more than 35 million cubic meters of waste waters. Karadzhova pointed out that during 2011, the Environmental Ministry and the ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria to Set Strict Targets in Waste Management [Jan 21, 2011] Bulgaria?s Environment Ministry is preparing a new Waste Management Act, which will set serious goals to municipalities for recycling of waste by 2010, the Eco Minister Nona Karadzhova has announced. On Friday, Karadzhova explained that the new act envisions that municipalities will have to recycle at least 50% of household waste and 70% of construction waste. In her words, the act will set the ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Moves to Reduce Plastic Bags' Use [Nov 11, 2010] Bulgaria's Environment Minister, Nona Karadzhova, is taking a step forward to restrict the use of plastic bags in the country by upping their tax. Photo by BGNES [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria EcoMin: Brikel Plant Lacks Required Permits [Oct 18, 2010] Nona Karadzhova, Bulgaria's Eco Minister, has stated that the trade unions were supposed to inform workers years ago that the Brikel plant would be shut down. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Burgas-Alexandroupolis Decision Expected in Feb 2011 [Jun 19, 2010] Bulgarias Environmental Minister, Nona Karadzhova says the final decision about the future of the Burgas-Alexandroupolis oil pipeline will come in February 2011 at the earliest. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Businesses Set to Avoid UN Carbon Trading Ban [May 21, 2010] Bulgaria's Environment Minister Nona Karadzhova admitted the government knew since September 209 that the country might be banned from carbon trading. [via YahooNews] More >>

Suspension from Kyoto carbon trading looms for Bulgaria [May 13, 2010] Bulgaria will likely be suspended from carbon emissions trading as of June 30 for failing to comply with UN recommendations, Environment Minister Nona Karadzhova said Thursday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Suspension from Kyoto carbon trading looms for Bulgaria [May 13, 2010] (SOFIA ) - Bulgaria will likely be suspended from carbon emissions trading as of June 30 for failing to comply with UN recommendations, Environment Minister Nona Karadzhova said Thursday. [via YahooNews] More >>

UN Bans Bulgaria from Trading with Carbon Quotas [May 13, 2010] The United Nations is going to prohibit Bulgaria from trading with greenhouse gas quotas, Environment Minister Nona Karadzhova has announced. [via YahooNews] More >>

UN Bans Bulgaria from Trading with Carbon Quotas [May 13, 2010] Bulgaria's Environment Minister Nona Karadzhavo admitted the government knew since September 209 that the country might be banned from carbon trading. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Environment Minister Slams Politicization of GMO Act (Novinite.com) [Feb 11, 2010] Bulgaria Environment Minister, Nona Karadzhova, criticized the politicization of the issue of changes to the GMO Act while reacting to Thursday?s GMO protests around Bulgaria. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Environment Minister: GMO Act Changes Are Safe (Novinite.com) [Feb 03, 2010] Bulgaria Environment Minister, Nona Karadzhova, has stated that the new changes in the Law on Genetically Modified Organisms will not threaten the environment or human health. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Faces Huge Loss of EU Funds over Ex-cabinet Manoeuvers (Novinite.com) [Jan 25, 2010] Bulgaria's Minister of Environment and Waters, Nona Karadzhova, reiterated Monday accusations the former cabinet concealed official EU correspondence. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Faces Huge Loss of EU Funds over Ex-cabinet Manoeuvers (Novinite.com) [Jan 25, 2010] Bulgaria's Minister of Environment and Waters, Nona Karadzhova, confirms the country can lose significant EU funds over attempts of the former cabinet to conceal important information from Brussels. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Begins Reconstruction of Sofia Water Purification Station (Novinite.com) [Jan 12, 2010] Bulgaria's Minister of Environment and Waters, Nona Karadzhova and Sofia's Mayor Yordanka Fandakova, broke ground Tuesday of the reconstruction of the water purification station near Kubratovo. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Begins Reconstruction of Sofia Water Purification Station (Novinite.com) [Jan 12, 2010] Bulgaria's Minister of Environment and Waters, Nona Karadzhova, says the EC accusations that Sofia is treating its waste in inadequate facilities are unfounded. [via YahooNews] More >>